Chicken Charm

Golden light enveloped the broken bricks and rubble burying Tuoba Yan. Everything broke free from gravity and floated in midair.

Then, Tuoba Yan slapped the ground with his palm and rose straight up from the ground. He kicked the floating broken bricks and rubble toward Xie Yue.

"Clang!"

The sounds of objects striking steel rang out continuously.

Facing the incoming objects, Xie Yue swung the Moon Blades in his hands in broad, sweeping arcs, leaving no gaps. Every broken brick and piece of rubble was intercepted.

Xie Yue was very strong. His slashing blows shattered the bricks and stones into even finer pieces.

Once all the bricks and stones had been kicked away, Tuoba Yan circled Xie Yue and used Dragon Step. Anything along the way—a chair, a flowerpot, any small object that could be kicked into the air—was kicked toward Xie Yue.

Xie Yue stood where he was, holding the Moon Blades as he spun in passive defense.

No matter what the object was, Xie Yue intercepted it all with the Moon Blades.

Before long, the ground beneath Xie Yue's feet was a complete mess.

It was piled high with fragments of countless objects.

At a certain moment, everything in the courtyard that could be kicked away had been used by Tuoba Yan as a weapon to attack Xie Yue.

Seeing Tuoba Yan standing still and scanning the surroundings for objects, Xie Yue mocked, "Is that all you've got?"

Tuoba Yan smiled. "Of course not. This should be enough. The real show starts now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tuoba Yan burst forth at his fastest speed, charging toward Xie Yue like a fired cannonball.

Xie Yue gathered strength in his calves like a wolf poised to pounce, intending to meet Tuoba Yan head-on. His martial soul was a tool-type martial soul and exceptionally sharp. In direct combat, he had never feared beast-type martial souls.

However, another change occurred.

"Brother, be careful!"

Hu Liena, who had been calmly watching from the side and had seen through Tuoba Yan's intentions, urgently warned Xie Yue.

Hu Liena noticed that Tuoba Yan's second soul ring was still pulsing rapidly.

By the time Xie Yue sensed that something was wrong, it was already too late.

All the objects around Xie Yue that he had knocked down rose into the air.

They were densely packed.

There were broken bricks, shattered stones, fragments of broken potted plants, flowers, and grass.

Even more numerous was the dust left behind after everything had been pulverized.

All of it floated in midair, forming a haze of mixed particles and powder.

In an instant, Xie Yue could no longer see.

Being inside it was like standing in a dense fog where he could not see his own hand before his face.

Danger!

With his formidable combat experience, Xie Yue smelled intense danger.

He pushed off with the tips of his toes and shot upward. He randomly chose to break through to the right.

Before he could fly out of the "dense fog," a powerful gust slammed into his back.

"Rasengan!"

Then, Xie Yue was sent spiraling away by a rotating force, coughing blood in midair. With a bang, he crashed through a wall in the courtyard.

"Brother!"

Hu Liena rushed to Xie Yue's side and dug him out from the collapsed rubble.

Xie Yue's silver-white clothes were tattered, and blood hung from the corner of his mouth.

Hearing footsteps behind her, Hu Liena vigilantly stood up and shielded her brother behind her. Facing Tuoba Yan with her arms spread, she said, "Tuoba Yan, you've won. You are not allowed to attack my brother again!"

All of Tuoba Yan's previous attacks had been feints. Kicking every object around Xie Yue had been preparation to create favorable terrain for himself later.

Once countless broken bricks and tiles, along with a large amount of dust, had gathered beneath Xie Yue's feet, Tuoba Yan launched his attack.

He used the Chicken Charm's levitation ability to create artificial haze, then caught Xie Yue off guard with a Rasengan when he emerged from it.

Remembering Xie Yue's earlier mockery, Tuoba Yan brushed the bangs before his forehead with his index finger and imitated Xie Yue's tone. "What was it you said earlier? Hmm, I remember now. Xie Yue, is that all you've got?"

"Urgh!"

Xie Yue was stunned.

Those words had originally been Xie Yue's taunt toward Tuoba Yan.

Now, Tuoba Yan had returned them word for word.

Invisibly, Xie Yue felt as if someone had viciously slapped his face with the sole of a shoe.

"Pfft!"

As a genius, Xie Yue could not endure such humiliation. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the ground.

His reaction terrified Hu Liena.

Hu Liena turned around, walked to Xie Yue's side, and anxiously called, "Brother..."

The teachers supervising the battle today hurried to Xie Yue's side. One healing-type teacher examined Xie Yue's injuries and comforted Hu Liena. "Don't worry, your brother's life is not in danger."

Tuoba Yan took out pen and paper and wrote down some information. When he approached Xie Yue, one of the teachers stopped him.

"Xie Yue has lost. The challenge is over. Tuoba Yan, enough is enough!"

Tuoba Yan walked to Hu Liena's side and tossed the paper in his hand to her. "Stop standing around. Sign it and leave your mark!"

Sign it and leave her mark?

Three question marks appeared over Hu Liena's head.

She had not done anything wrong, so why did she need to sign anything?

Her gaze shifted to the paper in her hand.

"I, Xie Yue, owe Tuoba Yan one thousand Gold Soul Coins for challenging him. The debt shall be repaid within one month. As I am unconscious, my younger sister Hu Liena shall temporarily sign and leave her mark on my behalf. This document is hereby established."

Hu Liena frowned deeply, her large eyes seeming to spit fire as she glared at Tuoba Yan. "What kind of rule is that?"

"The academy's rule. Students who challenge those from Zero Dormitory must pay a challenge fee. That is the rule."

"But it isn't one thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"One thousand is the price for challenging me. Do you think I'm just anyone? Shouldn't you have to pay to challenge me? If I lost, wouldn't I have gotten beaten up for nothing?"

"You're going too far!"

"Cut the nonsense. On my turf, we do things by my rules."

Faced with Tuoba Yan's deliberate difficulty, Hu Liena narrowed her eyes. "What if I refuse?"

The corner of Tuoba Yan's mouth curled up. "Hu Liena, I advise you not to do that. Don't forget, you lost to me!"

At those words, Hu Liena clenched her hands slightly. She looked toward the two teachers present, hoping they would uphold justice for her.

However, the two teachers did not want to get involved. Besides, they felt that Tuoba Yan's words made sense.

In the end, Hu Liena looked at her unconscious brother and realized that she alone was no match for Tuoba Yan. She could only sign and leave her mark according to Tuoba Yan's demands in humiliation.

Holding the IOU, Tuoba Yan turned away without hesitation. He stored it in his Storage Soul Guide Device.

He did not want to have anything to do with Hu Liena.

As for what Xie Yue and Hu Liena might think, Tuoba Yan had no interest.

No matter what Xie Yue and Hu Liena did now, they would not dare take Tuoba Yan's life.

After returning to his room, Tuoba Yan began recalling his battle with Xie Yue.

This time, he had obtained the Chicken Charm and gained mastery over levitation.

This ability could free objects from the restraints of the earth. It could release a mental force field, allowing himself or his teammates to float briefly in midair. It could also be used on other inanimate objects, including his own Soul Power and mental force.

Mental Force Cage was a Self-Created Soul Skill derived from this. If the opponent's Soul Power exceeded his by more than ten levels, the control effect would plummet.

Among those of the same level, no one could hope to instantly break free from the control of Mental Force Cage.